Paintsville-Prestonsburg Combs Field

Paintsville-Prestonsburg Combs Field
Summary
Airport typePublicly owned, private use
OwnerPaintsville-Prestonsburg Air Board
ServesPaintsville / Prestonsburg
LocationHager Hill, Kentucky
Elevation AMSL624 ft (190 m)
Coordinates37°44′45″N 082°46′45″W / 37.74583°N 82.77917°W / 37.74583; -82.77917
Map
Paintsville-Prestonsburg Combs Field is located in Kentucky
Paintsville-Prestonsburg Combs Field
Paintsville-Prestonsburg Combs Field
Location within Kentucky
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31 3,239[1] 987 Asphalt
Statistics (2005)
Aircraft operations5,830
Based aircraft10
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[2][1]

Paintsville-Prestonsburg Combs Field (FAA LID: 9KY9) is a publicly owned, private-use airport located four nautical miles (7 km) southeast of the central business district of Paintsville, in Johnson County, Kentucky, United States. It is owned by the Paintsville-Prestonsburg Air Board which also serves Prestonsburg in Floyd County, Kentucky.[2][1] The airport officially opened in August 1964.[1]

Facilities and aircraft

Paintsville-Prestonsburg Combs Field covers an area of 25 acres (10 ha) at an elevation of 624 feet (190 m) above mean sea level.[2][3] It has one asphalt paved runway designated 13/31 which measures 3,239 by 75 feet (987 by 23 meters).[1]

For the 12-month period ending December 21, 2005, the airport had 5,830 aircraft operations, an average of 15 per day: 3,000 itinerant general aviation, 1,500 local general aviation, 1,300 air taxi and 30 military. At that time there were 10 aircraft based at this airport, all single-engine.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "9KY9 - Paintsville/Prestonsburg-Combs Field Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 "FAA Airport Form 5010 for 9KY9" (PDF). FAA. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective August 27, 2009.
  3. ↑ Feature Detail Report for: Paintsville-Prestonsburg/Combs Field. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). United States Geological Survey (USGS). Retrieved on October 5, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Paintsville - Prestonsburg - Combs Field Airport". www.airports-worldwide.com. Retrieved 2025-11-24.